7/23/2013 |
Miller frustrates Phillies en route to win No. 10Shelby Miller had 12 days of rest heading into Tuesday's game, and it showed. The rookie right-hander cut through the Phillies' lineup for six scoreless innings, striking out six while surrendering just three hits and a walk, and the Cardinals took the series opener against Philadelphia, 4-1, in front of 44,780 at Busch Stadium for their 60th victory.

7/23/2013 |
Future staple Yelich delivers win in big league debutPerched at the top of Christian Yelich's locker Tuesday night were two encased baseballs, one marking his first career hit and another his first career RBI. They captured the memories of his first big league game, as Yelich went 3-for-4 and drove in two runs in the Marlins' 4-2 victory against the Rockies at Coors Field

7/23/2013 |
Nunez keys Yanks' winning rally vs. NathanEduardo Nunez blasted a game-tying triple and Brent Lillibridge redeemed himself for an earlier error with a go-ahead hit as the Yankees rallied for two ninth-inning runs, hanging on for a 5-4 victory over the Rangers on Tuesday.

7/23/2013 |
Cozart backs Cingrani as Reds pummel GiantsTony Cingrani held the Giants to two runs in 6 2/3 innings and Zack Cozart had four hits and one of the Reds' three home runs in a 9-3 rout in the first of two games at AT&T Park on Tuesday night.

7/23/2013 |
Ike's bat backs Torres' effort in Mets' victorySending Carlos Torres to his first win of the season, Ike Davis came through with a double off the right-field wall in the sixth inning for the lead, and the Mets beat the Braves, 4-1, at Citi Field.

7/23/2013 |
Hechavarria takes off in July atop Marlins' lineupHitting at the top of Miami's lineup for the 10th time Tuesday, Adeiny Hechavarria seems to have found his groove. Through 17 games this month, the speedy Marlins shortstop is hitting .418 and has driven in four runs.

7/23/2013 |
Hand leaves game with hand injuryThe hits keep on coming for the Brewers. Right-hander Donovan Hand left Tuesday night's game against the Padres with a right hand contusion after getting hit by a pitch while squaring to bunt in the third inning.

7/23/2013 |
Mauer takes leave to attend birth of twinsJoe Mauer left the Twins to see his twins. Mauer was a late scratch from the lineup on Tuesday against the Angels, as he flew back to Minnesota because his wife, Maddie, went into labor with the couple's twins.

7/23/2013 |
Riddle solved: Wild rally ends Astros' woes vs. A'sMatt Dominguez hit a game-tying homer in the ninth and Jonathan Villar scored the winning run after a botched pickoff attempt to give the Astros a wild 5-4 win over the A's on Tuesday at Minute Maid Park.

7/23/2013 |
Fan Cave now down to five DwellersMLB announced its second cut of the 2013 Cave Dweller cast on Tuesday, meaning White Sox fan Marcus Hall of Aurora, Ill., and Dodgers fan Aaron Roberts of Huntington Beach, Calif., are regular fans like everyone else again.

7/23/2013 |
Champion Giants heading back to White HouseFor the second time in three years, the Giants will make the World Series winner's traditional visit to the White House on Monday to meet President Barack Obama and be recognized for capturing baseball's title.

7/23/2013 |
Rox believe they can win West with current rosterThe Rockies could use a starting pitcher, or could shore up the bullpen at the Trade Deadline. Bill Geivett, the Rockies' senior vice president of Major League operations, reiterated club owner Dick Monfort's assertion that the club will not trade prospects for players in the last year of their contracts.

7/23/2013 |
Ventura ejected in top of first inningWhite Sox manager Robin Ventura lasted just three batters into Tuesday's contest against the Tigers, ejected by first-base umpire Gary Darling while arguing an obstruction ruling during a rundown between first and second.

7/23/2013 |
Brewers trade K-Rod to Baltimore for prospectThe Brewers made their first move prior to the July 31 non-waiver Trade Deadline on Tuesday, sending reliever Francisco Rodriguez to the Orioles for third base prospect Nick Delmonico.

7/23/2013 |
Yelich, Marisnick hope familiarity breeds successOn Monday, Christian Yelich and Jake Marisnick chatted in a dugout in Kodak, Tenn., sorting out the potential explanations for why they were benched in the middle of a game. They later learned they received the big league call and debuted Tuesday for the Marlins in Colorado.

7/23/2013 |
MRI reveals inflammation in Hamilton's right ankleJosh Hamilton's sore right ankle kept him out of the lineup for a second straight day on Tuesday and a follow-up MRI revealed that the Angels outfielder has some inflammation that could keep him out for one or two more games.

7/23/2013 |
Mariners GM: Wedge doing well at hospitalMariners general manager Jack Zduriencik said he didn't know the severity of manager Eric Wedge's condition, but that they had a conversation about Monday night's 2-1 victory over Cleveland and that the skipper appeared fine.

7/23/2013 |
Thirty years later, Pine Tar Game sticks with BrettGeorge Brett says he never tires of talking about the Pine Tar Game, the curious moment of baseball history that defines him to today's fans. Brett met the press on Tuesday at Kauffman Stadium, a day in advance of the 30th anniversary of what has become a video classic of the incident on July 24, 1983, at old Yankee Stadium.